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H. COLLINS.

WHIFFLETREE HOOK.

No. 3233116. Patented July 28, 1885.

WI TJV' ESSES NrrE STATES ATENT Fries.

CHARLES HENRY COLLINS, OF ELKTON MARYLAND, ASSIGNOR OF ONE- HALF TO B. C. COLLINS, OF SAME PLACE.

WHlFFLETREE-HOOK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 323,116, dated July 28, 1885.

Application filed June 2'7, 1885.

T0 aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES H. CoLLINs, a citizen of the United States, residing at Elkton, in the county of Cecil and State of Maryland, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Whiffletrees, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to whiffletree-hooks, the object being to so construct the same that the hook may be firmly and securely driven and secured upon the end of the whiffletree.

A further object of the invention is to provide a whi'ffletree-hook which shall be neat and attractive in its appearance, one that may be readily and quickly secured in place, one that will be strong and durable and cheap to manufacture.

WVith these ends in View the invention consistsin the combination, witha ferrule adapted to be secured on the end of a whiffletree, and having a threaded extension, of a sleeve having a threaded opening and a hook.

The. invention further consists in the details of construct-ion and combinations of parts, hereinafter fully described, and pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a whiffletree, showing my improved hook applied thereto; and Fig. 2 is a detail sectional view of the whiffletree-hook.

In the accompanying drawings, in which like lettersof reference indicate corresponding parts in bot-h the figures, A represents a portion of a whiffletree, which is reduced at its end, as shown.

Upon the reduced end of the whitfletree is fitted a ferrule, B, which is on a plane with the face of the whiffletree. The ferrule B is provided with holes or openings, a, for the passage of screws or equivalent fastenings, b, to the whifiletreawhereby all possibility of the ferrule turning or becoming detached is prevented.

C represents an extension, which projects from the outer end of the ferrule B. This extension 0 isconsiderably smaller in diameter (No model.)

than the ferrule itself, and is threaded, as shown.

D represents a sleeve, which is of the same diameter as the ferrule B, so that a smooth surface will be formed. The said sleeve is formed with an opening, b, which is threaded, said sleeve being adapted to engage the threaded extension C. Upon the end of the sleeve D is a projecting spear-shaped hook, which is adapted to be engaged by the slit or opening in the rear end of the trace. An opening, 6, is formed near the outer end of the spear-head for the passage of a pin or tab of leather for holding the trace upon the spearshaped hook.

In applying the whiffletree-hook to the whiffletree, the ferrule is fitted upon the reduced end of the whiffletree and driven to place by striking the end of the extension of the same. The said ferrule may then. be painted, after which the sleeve having spearshaped hook is screwed onto the extension.

In whiffletree-hooks as ordinarily con- 7c structed it is impossible to drive the hook firmly uponrthe Whiffletree, from the fact that there is no place to strike the same to drive it to place. This difficulty is overcome, however, by the construction before described.

Having thus described my invention, I claim- 1. The combination, with a whiffletree, of a ferrule fitted thereon and havinga threaded extension, and a sleeve having ahook pr0- jecting therefrom, as set forth.

2. The combination, with the whifiletree, of a ferrule having a threaded extension, said extension being smaller than the ferrule, and a sleeve having a threaded opening, and a projecting spear-shaped hook, substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES HENRY COLLINS.

Witnesses:

RICHARD THoMAs, CLINTON J. WHITE. 

